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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1960
Mike Bright and Mike O'Hara won the Parks & Rec Will Rogers State Beach Open.
It was the 2nd win for Mike Bright, the 8th win for Mike O'Hara, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 1977
Chris Marlowe and Jim Menges won the Parks & Rec Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 6th win for Chris Marlowe, the 28th win for Jim Menges, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 1977
Nancy Cohen and Kathy Gregory won the Parks & Rec Laguna Beach Open.
It was the 4th win for Nancy Cohen, the 14th win for Kathy Gregory, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 1983
Kathy Gregory and Kathy Hanley won the Parks & Rec Hermosa Beach Open.
It was the 40th win for Kathy Gregory, the 15th win for Kathy Hanley, and the 10th win for the team.
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In 1983
Mike Dodd and Tim Hovland won the Parks & Rec Miller High Life Chicago Open.
It was the 8th win for Mike Dodd, the 9th win for Tim Hovland, and the 8th win for the team.
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In 1988
Mike Dodd and Tim Hovland won the AVP Jose Cuervo Santa Cruz Open.
It was the 44th win for Mike Dodd, the 41st win for Tim Hovland, and the 40th win for the team.
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In 1988
Andy Fishburn and Dane Selznick won the Parks & Rec Old Style Beer Chicago Open.
It was the 20th win for Andy Fishburn, the 15th win for Dane Selznick, and the 13th win for the team.
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In 1988
Linda Chisholm and Jackie Silva won the WPVA Michelob Light U.S. Open.
It was the 16th win for Linda Chisholm, the 14th win for Jackie Silva, and the 14th win for the team.
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In 1994
Cammy Ciarelli and Holly McPeak won the AVP Miller Lite Seal Beach Open.
It was the 13th win for Cammy Ciarelli, the 15th win for Holly McPeak, and the 11th win for the team.
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In 1994
Colleen Harp and Missy Ross won the WPVA Gatorade Open.
It was the 1st win for Colleen Harp, the 1st win for Missy Ross, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1994
Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh won the AVP Miller Lite Seal Beach Open.
It was the 63rd win for Mike Dodd, the 5th win for Mike Whitmarsh, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 1999
Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers won the AVP Louisville Tournament of Champions.
It was the 2nd win for Dax Holdren, the 2nd win for Todd Rogers, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2005
Rachel Scott and Elaine Youngs won the AVP Huntington Beach Open Presented by Bud Light.
It was the 4th win for Rachel Scott, the 32nd win for Elaine Youngs, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2005
Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel won the FIVB Switzerland Satellite.
It was the 6th win for Patrick Heuscher, the 7th win for Stefan Kobel, and the 6th win for the team.
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In 2005
Kristyna Kolocova and Marketa Slukova won the CEV U18 European Championships.
It was the 1st win for Kristyna Kolocova, the 1st win for Marketa Slukova, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2005
Radoslaw Zbierski and Michal Zurek won the CEV U18 European Championships.
It was the 1st win for Radoslaw Zbierski, the 1st win for Michal Zurek, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2010
With their fifth-straight international Beach Volleyball gold medal finish to capture the women’s title at the Otera Open in Kristiansand, Norway, Brazilians Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca set a SWATCH FIVB World Tour record for women's career FIVB titles. The top-seeded Brazilians posted a 21-19 and 22-20 win in 43 minutes over third-seeded Chen Xue and Xi Zhang of China to increase their career victory total together to 36 to break a deadlock with American Olympic and world champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh. Juliana and Larissa also extended their personal winning streak to 35-straight match victories.
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In 2010
Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Maestrini won the FIVB Otera Open Kristiansand 2010.
It was the 39th win for Juliana Felisberta, the 39th win for Larissa Maestrini, and the 38th win for the team.
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In 2010
Laura Ludwig and Sara Niedrig won the CEV European Championship Final 2010 Berlin powered by Smart.
It was the 9th win for Laura Ludwig, the 8th win for Sara Niedrig, and the 7th win for the team.
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In 2011
Lukasz Kaczmarek and Sebastian Kaczmarek won the 2011 CEV U18 European Championship.
It was the 2nd win for Lukasz Kaczmarek, the 1st win for Sebastian Kaczmarek, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2011
Ieva Dumbauskaite and Monika Paulikiene won the 2011 CEV U18 European Championship.
It was the 1st win for Ieva Dumbauskaite, the 1st win for Monika Paulikiene, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2011
Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann won the CEV European Championship Final powered by Otera Open.
It was the 15th win for Julius Brink, the 11th win for Jonas Reckermann, and the 6th win for the team.
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In 2011
Angela Lavalle and Liliane Maestrini won the Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International.
It was the 2nd win for Angela Lavalle, the 3rd win for Liliane Maestrini, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2016
Lukas Pfretzschner and Robin Sowa won the CEV U18 Beach Volleyball European Championship.
It was the 1st win for Lukas Pfretzschner, the 1st win for Robin Sowa, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2016
Martina Maixnerova and Marie-Sara Stochlova won the CEV U18 Beach Volleyball European Championship.
It was the 1st win for Martina Maixnerova, the 1st win for Marie-Sara Stochlova, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2021
Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli won the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2021.
It was the 10th win for Nina Brunner, the 3rd win for Tanja Huberli, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2022
Michal Bryl and Bartosz Losiak won the FIVB Hamburg Elite 16.
It was the 8th win for Michal Bryl, the 15th win for Bartosz Losiak, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2022
Kelly Cheng and Betsi Flint won the FIVB Hamburg Elite 16.
It was the 8th win for Kelly Cheng, the 12th win for Betsi Flint, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2022
Audrius Knasas and Patrikas Stankevicius won the FIVB 2022 VW Beach Pro Tour Futures - Budapest.
It was the 3rd win for Audrius Knasas, the 3rd win for Patrikas Stankevicius, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2022
Xinxin Wang and Jinjin Zeng won the FIVB 2022 VW Beach Pro Tour Futures - Budapest.
It was the 1st win for Xinxin Wang, the 1st win for Jinjin Zeng, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2022
Calvin Aye and Quincy Aye won the FIVB 2022 VW Beach Pro Tour Futures - Cortegaça.
It was the 1st win for Calvin Aye, the 4th win for Quincy Aye, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2022
Jie Dong and Lvwen Yuan won the FIVB 2022 VW Beach Pro Tour Futures - Cortegaça.
It was the 2nd win for Jie Dong, the 2nd win for Lvwen Yuan, and the 2nd win for the team.
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| 8/14/2022 |
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Gold! Cheng-Flint dominate Volleyball World Hamburg Elite 16
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Kelly Cheng and Betsi Flint discussed it early in their partnership, and they’ve since discussed it often: “We want to dominate the World Tour.” That’s the seven-word mission statement that Cheng relayed to reporters on Sunday afternoon, in the wake of a weekend that was more dominant than any team in the world. Six matches they played at the Volleyball World Hamburg Elite 16 this weekend in Germany, and six matches did they win. |
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Bryl & Losiak win epic tie-breaker to triumph in Hamburg
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The Elite16 men’s event in Hamburg culminated in a tie-breaker that lasted 56 rallies before Poland’s Michal Bryl and Bartosz Losiak claimed their first Elite16 gold on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. The Poles started the competition from Wednesday’s qualifiers and made it all the way to the top of the podium to claim their fourth Beach Pro Tour title overall. |
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Nine European nations claim Beach Pro Tour Futures medals
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European teams collected nine out of 12 potential medals this week at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, with teams from nine different countries in the continent stepping at the podiums of the men’s and women’s Futures tournaments held in Budapest, Hungary, and Cortegaça, Portugal, over the weekend. |
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Cheng & Flint claim USA’s first Elite16 medal with Hamburg gold
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Kelly Cheng and Betsi Flint triumphed at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite16 women’s tournament in Hamburg. Losing only a single set at the event in Germany, they not only achieved their first Beach Pro Tour podium, but also USA’s first Elite16 medal. |
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Hamburg Elite 16 - Quarterfinals and semis in photos
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The fourth day of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite16 event in Hamburg, Germany, featured spectacular quarterfinals and semifinals for both genders at the Rothenbaum stadium. |
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| 8/13/2022 |
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Atlanta Gold Series Champs Geena Urango & Julia Scoles on Courtship, Confidence, & Mental Fortitude
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Last weekend, Geena Urango and Julia Scoles hoisted their first (of likely many) AVP Championship Trophy. Last AVP season, they collectively won only two Main Draw matches. So how did these two athletes go from Qualifier to Champions in just five tournaments together? |
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Bryl & Losiak, Brouwer & Meeuwsen on to Hamburg final
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Poland’s Michal Bryl and Bartosz Losiak made it from Wednesday’s qualifiers all the way to Sunday’s final where they will face Netherlands’ Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen in a duel for the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Hamburg Elite16 men’s gold. The bronze medals will be contested between another Dutch pair, Stefan Boermans and Matthew Immers, and Germany’s Clemens Wickler and Nils Ehlers. |
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Cheng & Flint to take on Brunner & Huberli in Hamburg final
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Switzerland’s Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli and USA’s Kelly Cheng and Betsi Flint will battle it out on Sunday for the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite16 women’s gold in Hamburg. In Saturday’s semifinals they defeated Brazil’s Barbara Seixas and Carol Solberg and Germany’s Karla Borger and Julia Sude, respectively, who will play each other for the bronze. |
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Cheng-Flint seek USA’s first Elite 16 gold medal of 2022 in Volleyball World Hamburg
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On Thursday afternoon, after a sweeping victory over Brazilians Rebecca Cavalcanti and Talita Antunes in the Volleyball World Hamburg Elite 16, Betsi Flint said she wanted the German crowd full and quiet. What she’s gotten since is even better: A German crowd that is full — and also vocally appreciative of the stellar play of Flint and Kelly Cheng thus far in the northern German city. |
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Hamburg Elite 16 - Friday's action in photos
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The Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite16 tournament in Hamburg, Germany, continues to progress as the second day of the main draw came to an end at the Rothenbaum stadium with the conclusion of pool play. |
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| 8/12/2022 |
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Borger & Sude stay unbeaten in Hamburg to delight home fans
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Inspired by the home crowd at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite16 event in Hamburg, Germany’s Karla Borger and Julia Sude topped their pool to advance to the knockout stage. They were one of four teams who went through the women’s pool stage unbeaten, as the quarterfinal line-up was determined on Friday. |
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All four qualifiers advance to Hamburg quarterfinals
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All four of the teams who got into the main draw from Wednesday’s qualifications at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Hamburg Elite16 men’s event advanced further into Saturday’s quarterfinals. Netherlands’ Stefan Boermans and Matthew Immers and Poland’s Michal Bryl and Bartosz Losiak even topped the standings in their pools, showing how deep, how level and how unpredictable competition at the top level of international beach volleyball is. |
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Cheng-Flint, Bukovec-Wilkerson top their pools in Hamburg Elite 16
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It wasn’t the smoothest of starts for North American beach volleyball teams at the Volleyball World Hamburg Elite 16. Neither representatives of the United States — Zana Muno and Lauren Fendrick — and Canada — Sam Schachter and Dan Dearing — made it out of Wednesday’s qualifier. Since? It hasn’t just been smooth. It’s been perfect. |
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Norwegians go from teammates to rivals at #EuroBeachVolley
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Just a few days ago, Anders Mol, Christian Sørum, Hendrik Mol and Mathias Berntsen joined forces to make of Norway the first men’s champions of the A1 CEV BeachVolley Nations Cup in Vienna. But next week, the Beach Volley Vikings will be on opposite sides when the CEV EuroBeachVolley 2022 begins in Munich. |
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Hamburg Elite 16 - Main draw Day 1 in photos
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The first day of the main draw at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite16 event in Hamburg, Germany, featured 16 teams per gender battling to progress on the sand at the iconic Rothenbaum stadium. |
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| 8/11/2022 |
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Brandie & Bukovec first to advance to Hamburg quarterfinals
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Canada’s Brandie Wilkerson and Sophie Bukovec were the first team to book their spot in the quarterfinals of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Hamburg Elite16 event after winning both their Pool D games in the German sand on Thursday. |
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Perusic & Schweiner master two comebacks on day one of Hamburg main draw
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Czechia’s Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner were the only men’s team to secure two wins on Thursday as Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Hamburg Elite16 main draw got underway in Germany. In the only other pool where the teams played two rounds on the first competition day, they levelled it up at a 1-1 win-loss record each to prompt exciting deciders on Friday. |
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Crowd of 55,000 flocks to watch European Championships Munich 2022 launch in style
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The Opening Ceremony for the European Championships Munich 2022 came spectacularly to life inside the Olympic Park, setting the stage for 11 days of elite multi-sport action, with Beach Volleyball due to be taking centre stage as of August 15 at the iconic Königsplatz. |
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Flint-Cheng looking to make 10,000-seat Rothenbaum ‘shell-shocked’ and quiet
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Betsi Flint likes her stadiums on the road full — and she likes them quiet. On Thursday morning in the opening round of pool play of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Hamburg Elite 16, against familiar Brazilian foes Talita Antunes and Rebecca Cavalcanti, Flint got half her wish: She had a quiet stadium. That, however, was due mostly to the early start, an 8 a.m. match against a South American team that isn’t going to be a huge draw for a local fanbase. |
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Hamburg Elite16 - Qualification day in photos
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International beach volleyball has returned to the iconic Rothenbaum stadium this week for the first time in three years. The German city of Hamburg, which staged the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships hosts the fifth Elite16 event in the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour's inaugural season from Wednesday to Sunday. |
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| 8/10/2022 |
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Atlanta Gold Series Recap: More First-Time Winners, Rain, and More Rain
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Oh, Atlanta. You were a mixed bag. While everything about the actual tournament went swimmingly, the weather really tried to drown us. We Californians aren’t too familiar with the unpredictability of lightning storms. Still, we did our best to pull off a stellar tournament. Just have to say – the AVP staff, crew, refs, and athletes flippin’ nailed it. |
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| Aug 10-14, 2022 |
FIVB |
Hamburg Elite 16, Germany |
M |
US$150,000 |
| Aug 10-14, 2022 |
FIVB |
Hamburg Elite 16, Germany |
W |
US$150,000 |
| Aug 11-14, 2022 |
FIVB |
2022 VW Beach Pro Tour Futures - Budapest, Hungary |
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€ 5,000 |
| Aug 11-14, 2022 |
FIVB |
2022 VW Beach Pro Tour Futures - Budapest, Hungary |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Aug 11-14, 2022 |
FIVB |
2022 VW Beach Pro Tour Futures - Cortegaça, Portugal |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Aug 11-14, 2022 |
FIVB |
2022 VW Beach Pro Tour Futures - Cortegaça, Portugal |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Aug 16-21, 2022 |
CEV |
European Championships, Munich, Germany |
M |
€ 100,000 |
| Aug 16-20, 2022 |
CEV |
European Championships, Munich, Germany |
W |
€ 100,000 |
| Aug 18-21, 2022 |
AVP |
AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open |
M |
$150,000 |
| Aug 18-21, 2022 |
AVP |
AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open |
W |
$150,000 |
| Aug 24-28, 2022 |
FIVB |
2022 VM Beach Pro Tour Futures - Baden, Austria |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Aug 24-28, 2022 |
FIVB |
2022 VW Beach Pro Tour Futures - Montpellier, France |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Aug 25-28, 2022 |
FIVB |
2022 VM Beach Pro Tour Futures - Baden, Austria |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Aug 26-28, 2022 |
AVP |
AVP Tour Series Virginia Beach Open |
M&W |
$50,000 |
| Sep 1-4, 2022 |
CEV Under Age |
Euro Beach Volley U18, Loutraki, Greece |
M |
€ |
| Sep 1-4, 2022 |
CEV Under Age |
Euro Beach Volley U18, Loutraki, Greece |
W |
€ |
| Sep 1-4, 2022 |
FIVB |
2022 VW Beach Pro Tour Futures - Warsaw, Poland |
M |
€ 5,000 |
| Sep 2-4, 2022 |
AVP |
AVP Gold Series Chicago Open |
M&W |
$300,000 |
| Sep 14-18, 2022 |
FIVB Age Group WC |
U19 World Championships, Dikili, Turkey |
M |
US$ |
| Sep 14-18, 2022 |
FIVB Age Group WC |
U19 World Championships, Dikili, Turkey |
W |
US$ |
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